What unit of metric measurement should be used to measure the height of a door?
meter
Physical or Chemical Change: Two clear liquids mix to produce a milky color
Chemical
What do all elements of the same atom have in common?
Same number of protons
How many valence electrons does every atom want?
8
Which type of nuclear decay is the most dangerous?
gamma
What unit of measurement should be used for a very small amount of liquid?
The phase change that is the reverse of condensation is:
boiling
Which two particles must have an equal number for the atom to have a nuclear charge
Protons and electrons
When two nonmetals share an electron they have what type of bond?
Covalent
The time it takes for a radioactivity level to drop by a half is is the sample's _________________________
half-life
Valery designs an experiment to see if that amount of water given to a plant affects its height. What is the independent variable?
amount of water
Hotter particles are faster
Atomic mass is the sum of which two particles
Protons and neutrons
When a metal transfers an electron to a nonmetal they become what type of bond?
Ionic
In nuclear powerplants, scientists make atoms split apart. The splitting of a nucleus is called...
fission
Valery designs an experiment to see if that amount of water given to a plant affects its height. What is the dependent variable?
Plant height
Look at Ms. Duarte's graph. Which segments represent a phase change?
the flat segments
How many protons, electrons, and neutrons does an atom with atomic number 50 and mass number 125 contain
50 protons
50 electrons
75 neutrons
What type of reaction is represented below?
AlCl3 + NaOH ⟶ Al(OH)3 + NaCl
Answers may vary: it causes cancer, must be stored for long periods of time
Valery designs an experiment to see if that amount of water given to a plant affects its height. Identify 2 controls.
Answers may vary (ex: soil, sunlight, type of plant)
Look at Ms. Duarte's graph. During which segment does the substance have the least kinetic energy?
a
1632S-2
Identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the above atom
16 protons
16 neutrons
18 electrons
Name that reaction?
KOH ---> K2O + H2O
Decomposition
When an atom undergoes alpha decay, the mass decreases by
4